Clothes washer



April 3, 1928. I

J. V. THOMPSON ET AL CLOTHES WASHER Filed March 2 1927 I 2 sheets sheetJames V. Thomjason ff. C'..Z7e o'tz INVENTOR 2.n.g -4 I WITNESS:ATTORNEY April 3, 1928. 1,665,118

J. V. THOMPSON ET AL CLOTHES WASHER Filed Magch 1927 2 Sheet s -Sh M 2 F9 I 3 0 l0 I0 I /4 trames Y. Thompson E. C. .De p'tz INVENTOR WITNESS:ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES v 1,665,118 PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES V. THOMPSON AND HOWARD G. DEITZ, OF SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA.

oLorHns WASHER.

Application filed March 25, 1927. Serial No. 178,353.

Our present invention has reference to a clothes washing machine.

The primary object of our invention is to dispose with the ordinaryclothes cylinder in a rotary or oscillatory type of clothes washingmachines and'to substitute in lieu thereof clothes receptacles in thenature of angularly disposed reticulated baskets whereby each basket notonly serves as a clothes retainer but as an agitator for thoroughlystirring up the saponaceous fluid in the tub as the baskets are revolvedor oscillated so that the said fluid will not only pass through and actupon the clothes in each basket but will be separately disturbed andagitated by each basket and forcibly directed from one onto and throughthe adjacent baskets" and whereby the clothes will be cleaned in an easyand expeditious manner.

A still further object is the provision of a washing machine thatincludes a horizontally supported tub having a shaft extending centrallytherethrough, and means for imparting motion to the shaft, said shafthaving fixed thereon at spaced intervals spiders, the angle arms ofwhich being notched for the reception of a reticulated clothescontaining basket therein, each of said baskets being normally closed bya reticulated cover, each of said baskets not only serving as a clothesreceptacle but as a paddle or agitator for thoroughly mixing andstirring the saponaceous fluid in the tub to cause the latter to beforced through the several baskets and to act on the clothes therein tothoroughly clean such clothes in an expeditious manner and With only asmall requirement of power.

To the attainment of the above broadly stated objects and many otherswhich will present themselves as the nature of the in vention is betterunderstood, the improve ment further resides in certain other novelfeatures of construction, combination and operative association ofparts, one satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes washing machine inaccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof with the tub in section.

Figure 3 is an elevation of our improvement per se.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one of the arms of the spider showingone of the haskets and frame in section.

As disclosed by the drawings, we prefer ably make use of a cylindricaltub 1 supported horizontally by feet 2. The tub, of

8, whereby the several wheels 9 may be actuated to turn the wheel 5, andconsequently the shaft 1 in opposite directions.

Keyed on the shaft 4, preferably atequidistantly spaced intervals thereare plates or castings "that provide spiders 10. The arms 11 whichradiate from the hub of each,

spider 10 are preferably arranged right angularly with respect to eachother and the said arms having their outer portions widened, as at 12,and notched, as at 13, from one of their edges. These notches providesubstantially rectangular pockets and seated in the notches or pocketsin the aligning arms of the several spiders there are the reticulatedportions 14 of clothes receiving baskets. Each arm 11, on the inner wallprovided by the notches 13, is preferably formed with an outstanding car15 and through these aligning ears a pivot 16 passes. To the pivotsthere are secured the frame portions 17 of the reticulated covers 18 forthe several baskets. The outer elements of each frame 17 in a line withthe arms 19 provided by the outer notched porouter edge of each arm 19there is a spring I catch member 22, the said members passing throughthe openings 20 and overlying and contacting the portions of the frameoutward of the said openings and whereby the covers are eflectivelylatched in closed position.

By providing baskets on the arms of the spiders in a Washingmachine, andmount- 7 ing the spiders for either rotary or oscillatory movement, eachbasket serves as an agitator for the saponaceous fluid in the tub 1 sothat this fiuid Will be forced through the clothes in each basket andwill also be divention relatesand a further detaileddescription Will notbe required.

Having described the invention, We claim u a a l 1. A Washing machineincluding a cylindrical tub having legs'snpporting the samehorizontally; a shaft journaled centrally through thetub, spiders onthe. shaft, each of said-spiders having a plurality of radially disposedarms each having a notch therein, reticulated clothes receiving basketsseated inthenotches, a reticulated closure 'for each basket hingedlysecured to the arms of the spiders and latching means carried by thearms of the spiders for engaging with the closures. v V

2. A Washing machine including a horizontally arranged cylindrical tub,a shaft journaled centrally through the closed ends of the tubequidistantly spaced spiders keyed on the shaft, and each having aplurality of radially disposed farms and each of said arms having anotch therein, rectangular clothes receiving baskets seated in thenotches, a reticulated closure for cachbas ket, each of said closuresincluding a frame Whose inner edge is 11in gedl y connected with therespective spiders, and Whose outer end is formed with openingstoreceive thc outer portions of the notched spiders therein i and springcatch members on the outer edges of the spiders to be received throughsaid open.- ings in the frames of the closures for latching the closuresover the baskets.

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